Summary of "Computer geek" accused of creating encrypted messaging app for crime
Summary of "Computer geek" accused of creating encrypted messaging app for crime
Australian Federal Police arrested a 32-year-old man for creating an encrypted messaging app Ghost used by criminals globally. The app facilitated drug deals and murders. Authorities surveilled criminal activities through the platform leading to arrests in various countries. The app could only be accessed through expensive modified smartphones. Police managed to decrypt the app in 2022. The creator, a "computer geek" from Australia, did not have a criminal record and lived with his parents. He faced charges of supporting criminal organizations. Many other encrypted apps like Ghost may face shutdown in the future.
quoting nevent1q…jamr"Computer geek" accused of creating encrypted messaging app for crime
Australian police swooped in to arrest a man they say built a messaging app marketed as "unhackable" to the criminal underworld, but which clearly was not.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/australia-ghost-appencrypted-messaging-for-criminal-underworld-arrests/
Australian Federal Police arrested a 32-year-old man for creating an encrypted messaging app Ghost used by criminals globally. The app facilitated drug deals and murders. Authorities surveilled criminal activities through the platform leading to arrests in various countries. The app could only be accessed through expensive modified smartphones. Police managed to decrypt the app in 2022. The creator, a "computer geek" from Australia, did not have a criminal record and lived with his parents. He faced charges of supporting criminal organizations. Many other encrypted apps like Ghost may face shutdown in the future.